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Calendar delivers a year of nostalgia
RED BANK — The experience of growing up in the Red Bank area is the theme of the fifth annual Olde Tyme Commemorative Calendar by Prown’s Home Improvement. The 2014 calendar showcases a collection of 14 Dorn’s Classic Images selections of Red Bank youth from the 1940s to the 1960s. Nostalgic scenes — from a…
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Lecture to compare Chinese, Jewish beliefs
Congregation B’nai Israel will host a lecture on the parallels between Chinese and Jewish beliefs and practices at 7 p.m. Dec. 11, at 171 Ridge Road, Rumson. The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Meyer. Meyer, an associate professor of history at Brooklyn College, will discuss his research on the similarities between Judaism and Confucianism. He…
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Church choir to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
St. James’ Episcopal Church will present George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at 300 Broadway, Long Branch. As part of St. James’ music series, “Messiah” will be performed by the church’s choir, soloists and chamber orchestra under the direction of James Douglas, director of music and church organist. The renowned oratorio is…
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Christmas carol concert set for Dec. 14
RED BANK — Christmas carols of French origin will be featured in a program of “Lessons and Carols” to be presented by the 50-voice Tower Hill Choir at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank (Tower Hill), 255 Harding Road. The choir is under the direction of…
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JCP&L on schedule to complete vegetation management work
Vegetation management contractors are nearing completion of Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L’s) 2013 program to trim 3,600 circuit miles across its 13-county service area in New Jersey. To date, crews have trimmed more than 3,200 miles throughout JCP&L’s northern and central New Jersey service areas. The work is done each year to help maintain…
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Middletown moves toward natural gas
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials are moving forward on a multi-year initiative that will transition much of the municipal vehicle fleet to natural gas and bring a new, 24/7 natural gas station to the heart of Middletown. The Township Committee unanimously approved on Nov. 18 a joint program with New Jersey…
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Santa to pay visit to Shrewsbury firehouse
The Shrewsbury Hose Co. and Ladies Auxiliary will host their seventh annual Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 8, at the Shrewsbury Firehouse, 783 Broad St. Admission is $7 per person and free for children under 2. Pictures with Santa will be available with an additional donation. For more information, contact [email protected].
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Board seeks compromise on future of Old Orchard
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Residents will have a say next month on whether to allow cluster development as an alternate use on the Old Orchard Country Club site. In a 4-3 vote, members of the Planning Board moved to allow a public hearing on a master plan amendment that would permit a…
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Middletown leads charge against flood rate hikes
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Middletown residents and township officials have ramped up their fight against potentially drastic flood insurance rate increases for hundreds of local families, eliciting support from Washington, D.C. In recent weeks, locals have formed a joint task force and met with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Army…
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